The History of BrazilBloomsbury Academic, 30. nov 1999 - 208 pages Brazil is a vast, complex country with great potential but an uneven history. This engaging study will introduce readers to the history of Brazil from its origins to today. It emphasizes current issues and problems, including the country's return to democracy after more than two decades of harsh military rule and the economic consequences of adopting free-market policies as part of the creation of the global marketplace. Levine, a noted Brazilianist, explains the legacy of slavery on race relations, the stubborn persistence of barriers to upward mobility, and the characteristics of Brazil's exuberant culture. The author draws not only from a broad array of traditional sources but from oral histories and postings on the Internet. |
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... agricultural districts as densely settled as Bahia's Recôncavo , abundant room for agricultural expansion existed . Beyond the Recôncavo , moreover , and beyond most established agricultural zones in Brazil , vast stretches of land were ...
... agricultural colonists . Some 250,000 immigrants came under state or private sponsorship in the year 1882 , their ... agricultural workers obliged to repay the cost of their ship passage and debts accrued in company stores on the ...
... agricultural exports plummeted after 1929 , the system showed itself to be hollow and inflexible . It barred the door to persons excluded from the inner circle of the " best " families , of clan groups linked by marriage and by business ...
Contents
An Earthly Paradise | 1 |
Early Brazil 15001822 | 31 |
Independence and Empire 18221889 | 55 |
Copyright | |
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